Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practice - PGCert (Evelina/LSBU Partnership)

Develop your skills, knowledge and expertise in delivering contemporary advanced paediatric critical care. This course is taught at both the Evelina Children's Hospital and LSBU Southwark Campus. This course is designed for healthcare professionals working in acute paediatric and critical care environments, including High Dependency Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and retrieval services. This course will enable the development of advanced skills, knowledge and understanding mapped to FICM ACCP curriculum 2015. The course prepares individuals to move into advanced roles as part of the wider national agenda to modernise the NHS workforce (Health Education England Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England 2017). This is the only course in the United Kingdom and Europe delivering this level of teaching and training in the clinical setting to this group of trainees in collaboration with London South Bank University. The PgCert is open for international medical and healthcare applicants on a skilled worker visa. LSBU Nursing & Midwifery graduates are the highest paid amongst all London Modern university graduates, and fifth highest in the UK one year after graduating (DfE LEO data 2022). The course team at Evelina are experienced intensivists and clinicians with a track record of delivering high-quality postgraduate education. Mode Duration Start date Application code Application method Part-time 1 year September 5806 Direct to LSBU Watch our video to see how you can make yourself at home studying at LSBU. Location Southwark Campus London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA. If you are visiting our Southwark Campus, you may wish to use our downloadable campus map (PNG File 466 KB). For information on accessibility, see our DisabledGo access guides. See our location page for more details.

Need further information? Call us on 0800 923 8888 to discuss entry requirements. UK Qualifications International Qualifications The entry requirements have been set based upon the standard benchmarked by Health Education England (HEE) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM). The scope and requirements to fulfil the role of an Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practitioner includes a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making from the outset. It is necessary that the individual has the scope and ability to meet the demands of the course. Current professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or The General Medical Council(GMC)

Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing Service 6.5 (with no component below 5.5), subject to course.

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International applicants (September 2026 intake): final application deadline (27 July 2026 for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal; 31 August 2026 if applying from the UK/Ireland)

• Southwark Campus, United Kingdom